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Between the ages of 25-40, Anil Jethmal recalls that he ate exactly one meal that was “cooked” at home. It was Beef Wellington that arrived at his home via FedEx and was packed in dry ice. The instructions read to bake in a pre-heated oven for 35 minutes. It was memorable only because, back then, Anil believed that he had cooked his first meal. (How to actually make Beef Wellington at home: Video by Gordon Ramsay)

As an individual whose clients were used to the best, Anil constantly dined at restaurants over which Zagats and even Michelin have gushed.

There were many restaurant meals where Anil found that the cuisine was outstanding, the décor was stunning and the service was impeccable. However, there was a common thread that made a small handful even more memorable. They also had history and/or character.

One if by Land, Two if by Sea New York
The restaurant was the carriage house of Aaron Burr (the very same man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel).

Anil Jethmal recommends:
Oysters with shallot mignonette (with a shot of ice cold vodka or a glass of champagne). The main course has to be Beef Wellington

La Tour d’Argent Paris
The restaurant was founded in 1582. It was frequented by Henri IV. Request a table overlooking Notre Dame. The owner of La Tour d’Argent pays the electric bill so that the cathedral remains lit all night for his patrons’ viewing pleasure.

Anil Jethmal recommends:
The Pressed Duck. It is the signature dish that actually comes with a numbered certificate. Order the soufflé early since it takes an hour to prepare – Chocolate or Grand Marnier – impossible to go wrong. After dinner, take a walk along the Seine and take in the City of Lights.

Savoy Grill London
Has the best view of the Thames River of any restaurant in London. Great place to go for dinner and dancing. Men, wear a tuxedo.

Anil Jethmal recommends:
The Chateaubriand for two.

Imago Rome
Located atop the Hassler Hotel by the Spanish Steps. Have a drink on the terrace before the sun goes down. For those with good memories, henceforth every time they have that same drink, no matter where they are in the world, they will remember Rome…the way the sun hits the buildings in the afternoon.

Anil Jethmal recommends:
The Tandoori Duck

Sharkys Bali
Ask for your table to be placed on the sand, secluded from others overlooking the Indian Ocean. Ask the roving band to play Hotel California or New York, New York. They know every word of the songs even though it is obvious that they do not speak a word of English.

His father, who had no formal training in law, successfully argued a case in the Supreme Court in the Philippines to redefine agency ownership of fixed property by permanent resident aliens. In order to pass the bar in the Philippines, Anil Jethmal proudly points out, prospective lawyers need to study his father’s work. Anil’s father, the most principled person he ever knew, drew his own pride from feeding entire starving villages across India.
Anil’s grandfather founded, grew and, for three decades, ran the largest domestic electronics company in India. He was affectionately referred to as “The Baron” for all his charitable work throughout the country.

Anil Jethmal’s younger cousin is a self-made billionaire at age 44. He has earned hundreds of millions of dollars each in two separate companies in two completely different industries. More than that, he did it in two different countries. In both cases, he started from scratch, and not only taught himself each business, but has revolutionized the way all others following him now conduct business in each arena. Along the way, he has found the time and energy to do tremendous charitable work for senior citizen housing and education for the visually impaired.

Another cousin co-founded a company that The Independent proclaimed as one of the top ten music venues in the world, ranking among the Sydney Opera House in Australia and Madison Square Garden in New York City. Along the way, he has designed and executed a music and arts program to expose children to social issues like Women’s Rights and Celebrating Special Needs Children. His programs have reached and benefitted hundreds of thousands of needy children across India.

While Anil Jethmal has worked one on one with mentally challenged children in Southern Maine through Bowdoin College’s Project BARC, and has tutored economically disadvantaged children in Harlem, New York, his goal is to give back to society on a much larger scale. That, he proudly points to his family’s achievements, is true and complete professional success.

When stockbroker Anil Jethmal was featured in the 1995 book, The Winner’s Circle II: How 10 Stockbrokers Became the Best in the Business, he saw his active accounts grow from about 150 to nearly 700. Anil Jethmal currently works as the senior vice president for a large financial services corporation specializing in investment banking, insurance, account protection, and wealth management.

According to the recently released Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement study, optimism in the investment world is at a 16-year high that has not been seen since the heyday of the dot-com boom of 2000. One of the study’s features, an “optimism index,” rests at 126, very near 2000’s 130 mark. The optimism, according to InvestmentNews, is due to an overall positive feeling regarding current economic growth, as well as manageable unemployment and inflation rates.

Of every 10 investors who participated in the survey, six said now was a good time to invest. 78 percent of survey respondents reported that they were confident they would be able to support themselves during retirement, up nearly 10 percent from three years ago.

Despite the overall rise in optimism, many investors remained skeptical regarding taxes. Though 29 percent of the respondents expected their taxes to go down, 39 percent expected to pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes in the near future.

Anil Jethmal has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of investment and finance. Anil Jethmal prepared for his career by studying economics at Bowdoin College in Maine.

With a history dating back more than 200 years, Bowdoin College was chartered in 1794 and matriculated its first class in 1802, with just eight students enrolling. At the time the students met in Boston, and in 1804, James Bowdoin III decided to honor his father by endowing the school in the district of Maine, which was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Over the years, Bowdoin College went on to educate some of the brightest writers in the country, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Nathaniel Hawthorne, both of whom graduated in the class of 1825.

Today, Bowdoin College consistently ranks among the top 10 colleges in the nation, and it continues to offer a liberal arts education that challenges students intellectually and pushes them to take risks under the guidance of an accomplished faculty of artists and scholars.